1949-05-18 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

BURMA'S WATCH ON DEVELOPMENTS Jap Fishing IN CHINA WAR

"Dangers Ahead, Warns Minister

Rangoon, May 17.-The Burmese Govern- ment was watching the rapid developments in China, the Burmese Foreign Minister, U. E. Maung, told the Press Trust of India today.

In an exclusive interview, the Foreign Minister said: "What China does with itself is none of our business, but the danger is that the trouble may not stop there."

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The developments in China had been rapid that it was difficult to forecast what was ahead, but dangers existed and it was the reali. sation of these external dangers that led Burma to sech Commonwealth aid, he said.

"I have no doubt that the Government

surrea or

quelled Internaj

eventually

olitaner.

i

Decision

Criticised

SCAP "Pamporing

The Robbers"

Manila, May 18-A Times editorial entilled "Pampering the Robbers" today eriilehed the_SCAP proposal to relax restrictions on Japanese fishing.

"The SCAP authorities have been frowning on the 'fendency of Japanese fishermen to break bounds.

...one member of the SCAP organisation even went so far as to tell the Japs they would have to learn to behave before they could be granted further rights.

"Now it seems the Japs have learned to behove-in about a week. And so they are to be given the right to fish in Philip- pine waters.

"Have they

learned their

"What we want immediately tesson well enough to be admit- have is not so much planes and tankdited to the great. Alaskan_fish- Or the fishing grounds disturbances but arms and ammunition," he cries?

outside mid. without

off California?

To carry the point further. In any case, he explainect, But externa) dan-

bogged down are Amerlean manufacturers cers made froperative that plants would be

and law

order should bel by rains in the coming months. i ready for an Invasion of five and

received would be; ten cent restored by the swiftest possible All the ald

"either in gadget makers? Foreign Minister pald for by Burma

kind-through exports of rice. He added that he was satis-teak or minerals or in cash," fled with the ald that had been the Minister said, forthcoming so far.

A the meant,"

Bald,

U. E. Maung sald that the Burma nici programme was being worked out by a Council of Amborzators of Britain, from dati

Franco To India and Pakistan

Speak On

UN

Debates

supplied by the Burmese Go- vernment.

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The Ambassadors. Ineni of their repre- representatives sentative Government, "will examine our request and see to what extent we require to be assisted," he added.

On the question of financiul Madrid. Mar 17-General Franco is expected to refer to aid the Minister sald. "We are the United Nations debates on looking into the matter very Spain when he opens the new carefully. We do not want to here to saddle ourselves with debta. Cortes (Parliament)

Hia, speeck will be We will ask for no more than morrow.

what is barely necessary for broadcast.

The United Nations voting rehabilitation."

with

Other points made by the Spain, al- on relations though technically adverse, hasForeign Minister were: been greeted by the newspapers

Burma wants to be friendly

un a great morn! victory for with all countries who want to

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storen by Japanese

"Isn't It time a halt was called to the continued pampering of n congenitally predátory, Incurably robber-minded people?"—United Press.

HK Newsmen

Talk With

Rees-Williams

London.. May 17-The press delegation from Hongkong, FL and Mauritius, visiting Britatu, were received at the Colonial Office today by Mr David Rees- Williams, Parliamentary Under-

Secretary for the Coloniem.

In welcoming them, Mr Rees- Williams said:" "This is one of our new ideas, to bring over to see what is ac- our friends tually happening in Britain Spain.

be friendly with her. Her re-

today, The

ABC newspaper

lations with India and Pakistan

"When you return home, I "We wel- | 20

Burma would were excellent. (Monarchist) wrote: Comp on enormous numerical We

be prepared to consider defence want you to tell that, although and moral triumph."

American and pacts with India and Pakistan we are a long way from each other, your prople are always Of the Latin Arab votes, it said: "These two when the occasion arose, but,

we are one tam minds and that blocs of countries have shown would not favour any South-strongly in our

East Aslan or Facile part al A lengthy something more important than numerical

strength-sincere affection

unshakable and loyalty and love of justice."

foreign

tour has been arranged for the journalists. who will inspect at first hand the

Britain's industries, agriculture, and and social activities.

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the problem of investments in mainly British Burma The Catholic newspaper Yatindia

wanted triumphed sald: "Spain, has

The delegation includes Mr from the amicable settlement with these moving without

We do not Shum Choy-sang, of the Wah be dissatised Klu Yat Po, Mr Zealand Kwong, position adopted by General friendly nations,

want them to Franco."

ex-lund, above all, we do not want of the King Shung. Yat Po, pressed surprise at larael's nd-to be unjust," he said-Reuter. Mr Rath Allpate Noul you, of

Na Mota

(Fijian Government verse vote. Reuter.

newspaper). Mr Gurudayal Sharma (Shanti Duti, Fiji) and Mr Aunath Becjadhur (Ad- vance) from Mauritius-Reuter.

The Arriba. (Falangist)

Air Force

Strikes Hard

(Continued from Page 1) A communique said the Reds had reached Chwansho, 12 miles waterfront. east of Shanghai's This meant that the Reds held Ines about three fourths of the way around, China's city.

PRIME MINISTER'S '

VISIT DENIAL London, May 17-A Foreign Once spokesman. tonight. de-. nied that Burma had ap- proached the British Govern- ment proposing a visit to Loo

don by the Burmese Prime Warship To

Minister. Thakin Nu, in the near future.

A Rangoon report today quoted official circles as stating Laat Thakin Nu would come to London for a short visit, return. ing home by the first week in June. greates!

the Commonwealth Neither Once

Burmese nor the

Bring Evacuees

The destroyer Constance f duc from the Shanghai aren

with

of tomorrow

party about 40 evacuees.

The Commander-in-Chief. Em-Far East Station, Vice-Admiral STRING OF FIRES

aboard The Communists also reached bassy here knew of any proposed Sir Patrick Brind, arrived in

conference of the the Colony this visit. The

morning HMS Alert from Shanghai, outskirts of British and Commonwealth Am-

where he has been examining Pontung, the sprawling Indus⚫bassadors Rangoon, to start

situation the

and trial district across the Whang-nancial and material uid to

his second-in-command, river from poo

Burma, has started to function, with

was learned authoritatively Vice-Admiral Madden.

Admiral Brind left almost today.

immediately by BOAC for his headquarters in Singapore.

Chowpu, at the

Shanghal

Chowpu is but seven miles from

the Shanghal waterfront.

Near Shanghal, a string of fires raged on the

Reports of progress have not Pootung yet reached London.--Reuter.

front. Some appeared only about four miles from Shang- hai.

The cannonading

roared SIDE GLANCES

Jouder than ever in Shanghal

as the Reds stepped up their at

The

tacks front the southeast, Nationalists were pouring in reinforcements,

Pressure on Shanghal lessened

Here,

in the south and north. before Lunghwa airport on the South and the fortress of Woo-- North, the the suns on

made. R deter. Nationalists mined stand.

The Nationalisis claimed, o big-victory before Woosung and on one sector, 10 miles North- west of Shanghol-Associated Prese

STRIKE LEADS TO VIOLENCE --

Dombay, May 17,-Twelve were Injured and persona taken to hospital today when of the street sweepers come who have been on strike for five days with other Bombay municipal workers clashed with two groups of non-striking sweepers

Only 2,000 out of 9,000 for strikers, who are asking higher wakes and shorter hours, returned to work on Sunday following warning. by the Municipality that they could he zable to dismissal

if they

did net do so.1.

Today the Municipal authori ties claimed that 775 percent of the conservancy work was being done by non-stalkers and newly recruited personnes Keirler og

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1949.

Who! Me? Says Winner

Miss Rita Clifford, 20, of Braintree, Mass., (centre) registers astonishment as she hears judges announce her as winner of the photogenic queen contest sponsored by the Boston Press Photo- grapher's Association. Contestants registering various reactions to news include (1_to_r) Gerry Slattery of Walpole, Mass., Miss Clifford; Jane Dunn of Mattapan, Mass., and Joan Maric Dike of

Boston-AP Picture.

Strang To ROXY BOX?

Visit Middle East

London, May 17-The péra manent. hend of the British Foreign Olice, Sir Villam

Strang. will

Ieuve

soon on a

lour of the Middle East, it was offelally announced today.

Sic William. who made a four. of Far

Far Eastern countries in January and February, wants to acquaint himself with conditions

problems and current

in the Arab countries and discuss them with British representatives on the sport.

Ho will start at Tripoll, then fo to Benghazi, and Cairo, where ho will explore Us possibility of resuming the Anglo-Egyptian treaty talks. He will then direct his attention toward troublesome Palestinian scene.

Tho

After visiting Britain's prin- cipal ally in the Middle East- King Abdullah of Transjordan- Sir William will go to Jeru- salem, then to Tel-Aviv. Thus: he will be the first high British Government official to visit the Jewish state.

The question of the Arab re- fugees and the circumstances under which British recognition can be granted to Israel will be problems which Sir William will discuss during that part of the trip.

From Ieract he will go to the Lebanon, Syria, and 'Imag, and then to the Bahrein Islands. The trip will end at Teheran, where Sir Williarn "might want to examine the degree of Rus- sian pressure to which Persia is exposed, as well as the progress achieved in negotiations between the Persian government and the Anglo-Iranian Oll Company, In which Britain in Π major share. holder-United Press.

MAY MERGE

Former Jap POW WITH INDIA

To Set Up Mission School

"ONE SOUL TO CHRIST FOR EVERY JAP VICTIM"

Tokyo, May 17-An, Australian Catholic padre, who spent three and a half years in Japan's infamous prisoner of war camps in Siam ·

arrived and along the Burma-Siam railway,

here today to set up a mission school for Japanese children.

The former AIF chaplain, Father

Catholly Lionel Mars- decided the beat roomument to den, sald he and other survivors

the men who died in the camps would be "mission work which would bring at least one soul to Christ for every one of the men who died down there."

About 100

Mystery Disease

survivors Joined Hits Wheat

-Topeka,“ (Kamens," "May"

Hart, D state

Chandernagore, May '17---The French Government has decided that Chandernagore, French settlement about 20 miles north of Calcutta, should hold a re- ferendum on June 10 to decide whether to merge with India

The Administrator of Chan- dernagore

Informed the Pre- aldent of the Municipal Assem- bly of this today.

or not.

Last month, the Chanderna- gore Municipal Assembly urged the Governments of France and India to effect its union with India without a referendum, but added that should France be un« willing to waive the referendum, June 19 should be fixed as the dato for holding it.

At on

of Ecasion open general assembly of Municipal Counclitors of the four French in South India, which was held last March, was decided to hold similar re-

for ferendums

these Chandernagore has a population of about 49,000,-Reuter.

settlements

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Summery: -0.00.p.m-Programme

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Pramme with the-Belachrino-or.................. chealra and Guest: Mimi Benzetí, Father to establish a mission A mysterious virus disease in

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London Relay): 0.15, Much Binding in the Marsh with Richard Murdoch Father Maroden sald friendly

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SpeakingDallic Ad- Catholle in Singapore before the superintendent, said that in the Generally

Western section whole fields of venture. A Talk by Sir Stephen- Interest of his war, and the

Tallents. (London Relay); ", "From (London Relay), Superior in Oriental mission wheat had been ploughed un-ine Editorials." work had made him volunteer der after being ravaged by, the 210, Drita Concert Hall,...Royal conduried disense.

Philharmonic Orchestra for the assignment in Japan.

by Bir Thomas Beecham, (BBCTS); 10.07, Diaghilev-A Talk by Leonide He recalled that "life was not

If the disease conilued to Massine and Arnold linskill on the so bad" during the first year of spread, he added, damage to greal Impresario. (BBCTS): 10.3

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and Arctile Lewis, (DBCTS);_ 11, Bouthern Siam PoW camp.

Radio News Reel, London Delay But when his contingent, was

However, he and other ex-13.15, Weather Report and Summary moved up from Changi Penin-perts said the virus might have of News from China; 11.20, sula into another Siam camp "t

run its course, as some flelds op- was not so good."

peared to be recovering.

He sold that in three months 44 per cent of 700 prisoners died of malaria, dysentery, tropical ulcers, beri ber and finally a cholera epidemic.-United Press.

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Washington, May 17-

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Government offiers here esti- mated that 1,000,000 acres of wheat have been planted in the Western third of Kansas- United Press.

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20,000 MARCHumping and Hothew, 330 pm.

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Bwatow and Amoy, 8.30 a.in. reg); ▷ a.m. (ord).

Kunming, Lluchow, Amoy..

Bhang hel. Taingiao, Kweliin," Chungking," mostly | Swalow and Tainan, 5330 p.m.

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The $20,000, bonds posted! Vienna, May 17. - Twenty by Communist Gerhard thousand Australians, Eisler were today declared Communists, tonight marched 'to' Rangoon, Calestia, Karachi, (Basra, forfeited by the U.S. Dis-Vionna's City Hall to protest Nairobi. Mambars, Dar es Salaam. trict Court here.

against the Government's trovi Karachi Alexandria, Rome and Mauritius, Joharnesburg and Caire time the Court posed wage-price agreement. London, (CPO) 430 p.m.;' (GPO), s At the same irsued Bench warrant for The international sector ot Singapore, B p.sh. Elaler's arrest, DS д person Vienna was declared out of Bangkok, Batavia, Colombo, Byd- Ineligible for further freedom on bounds to all Allled troops, Irene and Auckland, a p.m.

• Japan, 8 puth bail while the cases dgainst him cluding Russians, to ensure that Closing Times By Ben

Ewalow, 10 ALDI. are pending.

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Australia, New Zealand via the demonstration, which was Bydney. 12. orderly.

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